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Information File for Replication Datasets and Code for:
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Huber, Schelker, Strittmatter, �Direct and Indirect Effects based on Changes-in-Changes�, Journal of Business and Economic Statistics, forthcoming.


Archive structure
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Main folder: "...\ReplicationFiles_HSS"    
subfolder: "...\ReplicationFiles_HSS\JobsII"	-- > Application I: Jobs II Evaluation
subfolder: "...\ReplicationFiles_HSS\SAKE"	-- > Application II: Paid Maternity Leave Reform


Application I: Jobs II Evaluation
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The original data come from Vinokur and Price (1999) and are available from the ICPSR website: 
https://www.icpsr.umich.edu/web/ICPSR/studies/2739. We use version V1 of Jan 12, 2006.
"Vinokur, A. D., and R. H. Price (1999): Jobs II Preventive Intervention for
Unemployed Job Seekers, 1991-1993," Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research."

Setup code: "setup_HSS_JobsII.do"
The setup code (Stata) contains the data extraction and compilation code for Application I. It uses the original data by Vinokur & Price (1999) and extracts the 
necessary measures and defines treatment and mediator variables. It also produces the summary statistics reported in Table 2.

The folder "...\ReplicationFiles_HSS\JobsII" contains:
	1) the relevant original input data from Vinokur and Price (1999) in .dta (Stata) format.
	2) the final dataset used in the analysis ("HSS_jobsII.dta")
	3) the setup code ("setup_HSS_JobsII.do")


Appliation II: Paid Maternity Leave Reform
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The data come from the Swiss Labour Force Survey (SLFS/SAKE) and are available from the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO).
The SLFS/SAKE data have to be requested directly from the FSO. We use waves 2004, 2006, 2007. 
The folder "...\ReplicationFiles_HSS\SAKE" contains the contact information of the FSO to apply for the SAKE data.

Setup code: "setup_HSS_SAKE.do"
The setup code (Stata) contains the data extraction and compliation code for Applicatoin II. 
It selects the outcome measures and defines treatment and mediator variables.

The folder "...\ReplicationFiles_HSS\SAKE" contains:
	1) the ReadMe_SAKE.txt file with information on the original data source (SLFS/SAKE) and contact information of the FSO.
	2) the setup do code ("setup_HSS_SAKE.do")


Estimation code 
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The estimation R-code ("mediation CiC R2.R") implements the proposed method and replicates the results reported in Tables 3 and 4.

The folder "...\ReplicationFiles_HSS\" contains:
	1) the R-code ("mediation CiC R2.R")

